The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-02


Political leadership and policies, IL which,
% referred e M eI gr glssIis vi Declared
] Ii favor Of
oTTFutrrvs 1uE cuIoR LINZ.
And ii fliiE connection the major daqsr1 h1o
l Che f5Fsa15iga ton OF 300 Col0red ltsiltl
I IN East keliuilnn INTO Alanlnlls = n = - ~
4 form Of 1875, . they c9nH{iuet! y = ~
4 fSliF ~ cen, Ninholls declarations, euu
asked: Are you ready % open StiuI 5silllA5t
and take in the rank and NE ~ aile =. ~ y
I iiean party, divide with them the control o.
Tie sats. III proportion to their n5iIllHalS ~
I rrof4aFed 81 the 300 kApuhhcAiis q 1AAts
7 keiirianaf IL Gen. RichoAs, gt94al .ata y ~
Apsi q 1877, does NOT mean illRs' E4l'Aa ''''S
ii, Cancellation the major referred g the
I yictOfV Hf the Democracy IN New 1ullAs may
( land and Virginia. The llstnalnsa kIl.ii, ].
old State has at l1gi been r6gaeBaeLi. u - =
\ Rpd eTuefieR0e, caused by DIVISIONS N ~ ~
ranks al the Democratic party. by WHICH tlllt
great State has remained f0E seEeh s9aLs s
under mixed government q IaaSl3si M ~
Democrats and RflttR HepublEcaliB rs vs.
major expressed qualification az opilprslilllt u
| to resuT1l thanks ii person TQf me nlhl
h6nnrB conferred uppI tlitR ~ liH ~ Y 81
the cordial support Of the peopAe q MUTE
le r,s3,,r was listened to for an hunr with
| mErked Intention, and WIS frequently Az
plauued and lIterrtpted VIII hhltl - VI !
ttTiE3lf yon are, Hurlge:" on are the man.
When he concluded he was presented, WIN
a haHntffll bouquet, to which vas att5.t'lst y
Rilt-edEea card reading . 70 the Ja5Ii N q
ipgfy7sfTv, Major L. a. Burke; compliments
Of Miss Eleanor Niche The appinlise was
90 loud that the mRjor had 70 feslohu VIII
This MAS to have concluded the speech
making, but
HON, C. ]. BokTNEn
arrived while BIajor ByIrke was spec kint'i and
a committee requested him to address Inc
tj bsi,,z introduced by the chairman, Mr..
Boatner expressed his surprise that ser lie
tool and s bolter from the uDmlnatlon on ms
party, Who hHu run against ms parry 3
nominee in collusion with bepuPl t5i-t
should be invited upOn o DemqcEatte pl2t-
form snd permitted to address Q Democratic
''.ii lie pfeavrfne Of the sfh instant said
Mr.. BaatuET, Il am denounced as 6uch a
character. When the editor of the Jtcdg'g0a
declares tnEt 7, SIS chairman OF the eumHlt-
tee On credentials Of tine state Convention OF
1883, RRga 'servile tool, he announces an
opinion Of HE own, Iseyeral vCigeB IN audi
ence, Don't believe ltl Lies, IIa6!'I WHICH
he may have had a right to do. When n
EbeB further and declares that ! ever bolted
che nomination Of my party, and ran ID col
fusion with 0 Republican, he passes from tne
domain Of opinion into that of ieGt and pub
hshBE q deliberate wtliiul and slhndet Gus
lie. If he publishes such a statement upon
his own authority he hes. II he publishes It
II have referred to this matter solely ba-
cause do not feel that / would be justified
IN appearing before o. Democratic aualFhce
under sHeh charges, without answering them
in the most unqualified manner.
Since my very childhood l have been
Taught that 1t Is right and prqper' III sn hon
OTaEf8 cause, to take a decided part. Fhr
this reason. il 1883, 1 considered Il my
duty, as q citizen and as Democrat, to sup
port thu candidacy Of MCE-fery. 1t was my
misfortune to be appointed chairman Of
committee, Of which the editor Of the PtcI-
game MAS a mem ter- he voted conslstentiS
aud always aga nat the interests Of s. ID.
McEnery. ] yObcd exactly opposite Ny
vote prevailed, and it did so with MS sequl-
escGDce, because the report Of the committee
waF unanimous, and therefore my action
had lie Endorsement Since that time, not
wlthEundlng hlR wing OF the party acQnl-
o5ssd in the findings OF the committee, lie
las considered il consistent with his honor az
gentleman and his duty IS a pIb1C Jour
nGlist to prostitute the great power Gt daily
paper to .gEUsh private citizen, who is ask
ing nothing at the hands Of tie people, who IS
ONLY EZERCIsIEg HIS RIGHT
as a citizen in supporting one Of two oPpo-
sing candidates for Olaee- and whose
personal career If not, therefore, q IGgltl-
mate subject OF criticism.
''Were the charges Of the PiCEgg551P to be
read only in the NTH dtEgrict | should be
willing to submit my case to the verdict Of
the most devoted ndhDrGuts Of Gen King IA
tine eOntedt to which reference is made. l do
not believe that Gen. King or any Of has sup
purterB ever believed that ! WAS IN cOluslnu
with a Republican, or that believed or re-
cugnlzed my candidacy rs based upon any
thing short Of the regular nOminatinuO OF my
party ] would not, therefor, consider u
necessary to say anything in vindlo8tIOu Of
myFclf t5lt for the fact shat many pessOus
outside the district, whose good opinion aud
respect are highly valued, DO moi know the
truth, might Judge me On the faith Of the
PfgGB}t1teS editorial The nomination Of q.
Newton for Congress to sucCeed G4Un. King,
spoken and EGPInest supporters, is conclusive
evidence that the Democracy OF this DISTRICT
did not regard the movements in support Of
me Tor Congress
As A BOLT"
Mr.. Boatner next TUNED to the political
aspects o. the present cguupaigur which he
discussed at length. He HpgOIdEd to Gen.
Nichols al honor due him and then took mp
the MCLuGry administration and compared
If with that Of NICHOLS, when dead CON
common welfare Of the State it is the peoples
duty to suPpart Q live and progressive man
To- Governor and not man because he lost
his Leg ct GhsnceloTsyile.
In conclusion he said that Gen. Nichols
had no right TO ask thG people to retire an
honorable public servant. He asked pardon
iOr having referred 10 his personal uFtteTs.
The audience conceded with every utter
ance q Glr, Bo2tneT, and eTinced their up-
prOyal by the clapFing of hands and enGour-
aging ordinations such IS: 1t is o lie:
''lun did not boit:n You are trGe Demo
crpt;" Make them take il baCE!'
The meeting adjourned at 4 $50, and al
present attended the barbecue, where there
was pTofusiou OF every thing good to chser
the inner man and satisfy the nulfitnde. a
were present, among whom was Capt. i. D,
Mclean.